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John 3

Jn. 3:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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There was
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
en (Greek #2258)
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
KJV usage: + agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
Pronounce: ane
Origin: imperfect of 1510
a man
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
of
ek (Greek #1537)
or ἐξ (ex) a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote)
KJV usage: after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
Pronounce: ek
the Pharisees
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Pharisaios (Greek #5330)
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
KJV usage: Pharisee.
Pronounce: far-is-ah'-yos
Origin: of Hebrew origin (compare 06567)
, named
onoma (Greek #3686)
a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
KJV usage: called, (+ sur-)name(-d).
Pronounce: on'-om-ah
Origin: from a presumed derivative of the base of 1097 (compare 3685)
Nicodemus
Nikodemos (Greek #3530)
victorious among his people; Nicodemus, an Israelite
KJV usage: Nicodemus.
Pronounce: nik-od'-ay-mos
Origin: from 3534 and 1218
h, a ruler
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
archon (Greek #758)
a first (in rank or power)
KJV usage: chief (ruler), magistrate, prince, ruler.
Pronounce: ar'-khone
Origin: present participle of 757
of the Jews
Ioudaios (Greek #2453)
Judaean, i.e. belonging to Jehudah
KJV usage: Jew(-ess), of Judaea.
Pronounce: ee-oo-dah'-yos
Origin: from 2448 (in the sense of 2455 as a country)
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Jn. 7:50‑51• 50Díceles Nicodemo (el que vino á él de noche, el cual era uno de ellos):
 51¿Juzga nuestra ley á hombre, si primero no oyere de él, y entendiere lo que ha hecho? (Jn. 7:50‑51)
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Jn. 19:39• 39Y vino también Nicodemo, el que antes había venido á Jesús de noche, trayendo un compuesto de mirra y de áloes, como cien libras. (Jn. 19:39)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-13:  Christ teaches Nicodemus the necessity of regeneration,
14-15:  of faith in his death,
16-17:  the great love of God towards the world,
18-21:  and the condemnation for unbelief.
22:  Jesus baptizes in Judea.
23-36:  The baptism, witness, and doctrine of John concerning Christ.
Jn. 3:10• 10Respondió Jesús, y díjole: ¿Tú eres el maestro de Israel, y no sabes esto? (Jn. 3:10)
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Jn. 7:47‑49• 47Entonces los Fariseos les respondieron: ¿Estáis también vosotros engañados?
 48¿Ha creído en él alguno de los príncipes, ó de los Fariseos?
 49Mas estos comunales que no saben la ley, malditos son. (Jn. 7:47‑49)
• Seeing Jesus and hearing His testimony had produced a sense of need in his heart….He knows nothing of the truth, but he has seen that it is in Jesus, and he desires it. (“John 3” by J.N. Darby)
• It was a chief man from among the most orthodox in the chosen people. (“Endnotes from John 3” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But there was a man from among the Pharisees, his name Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;

W. Kelly Translation

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But there was a man of the Pharisees, his name Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.